Samantha Is Learning How to Read and Has Been Taught

question 51

Multiple Choice

Samantha is learning how to read and has been taught to identify letters first and then the sounds that each letter makes. Now she is learning how to combine or blend the sounds of letters together. Which strategy is Samantha using to learn how to read?

• A) top-down processing
• B) bottom-up processing
• C) instructional discourse
• D) reciprocal teaching

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